Section 397 Owen's Thoughts

(Cat flutter Chinese) () After this competition, another selection was also announced. () In the annual team selected by "Team Daily", Zhao Yaning was selected again.

In the selection of "Team Newspaper" this time, a 433 formation was evaluated. Buffon remains the goalkeeper, while Cafu and Zambrotta are the left and right wing-backs. At centre-back, Chelsea's current duo of centre-backs John Terry and Carvalho were the same. The midfield trio, in addition to Zhao Yaning, the other two are Maniche of Porto and the best player of the European Championship, and the Greek Zagorakis, who is fifth in the Ballon d'Or vote. As for the three forwards, Adriano, Shepchenko and Ronaldinho were elected.

The selection of this lineup is still the consistent style of "Team Newspaper", and it depends on this year's fame rather than fame. Thierry Henry, Ronaldo and Ruud van Nistelrooy all failed, while Adriano and Ronaldinho were elected, which speaks volumes.

In midfield, although Deco was the heart of Porto last season, the newspaper believes Maniche is doing better. And Zhao Yaning is the best in the Champions League, and Zagorakis is the best in the European Cup, and there is no dispute.

The selection of Terry and Carvalho on the back line is also a bit surprising. Nesta, Stam, Thuram, Cannavaro and others were also defeated, which also surprised many people.

"Maybe a new era in football is coming."

The media have made such comments.

At this time, Liverpool also ushered in their opponents in the twentieth round, hosting Southampton.

Southampton have been poor lately, going six games without a win and not winning a game on the road so far this season. Recently, two of their main strikers, Crouch and Beattie, have been injured again, and now after 19 rounds, they have only 14 points and are the favourites for relegation.

And in this game, Liverpool also won without any suspense. In the first half, Zhao Yaning's cross gave Milito a chance to head home, and one of his headers opened the scoring for Liverpool. In the second half, Colwill swiped into the box on the left and doubled the lead for Liverpool.

There was no suspense in the 2-0 game, and the only thing that was disappointing was that Colwill was injured in a collision in the 80th minute.

However, this did not detract from Liverpool's victory. And after the game, people pay more attention not to the players on the field, but to a spectator on the sidelines.

La Liga had entered the winter break at this time, and Michael Owen had also returned to England, and he appeared in the stands to watch the game.

His appearance naturally attracted great sฤo movement. Liverpool have been facing weakness for a long time and have only recently improved a little. Owen now has no main position in Real Madrid, and there are even rumors that Real Madrid will exchange Owen, Samuel and Woodgate for Eto'o, and his appearance in the stands naturally makes the British media think that he wants to return to Liverpool.

But Owen vehemently denied this view and once again firmly expressed his love for Real Madrid. And, although Real Madrid are now six points behind Barcelona and have not won a game in the last five rounds, Owen is still adamant that he believes the team can come back and win the title.

As for the Premier League champions...... Owen also expressed his opinion.

'I don't think Liverpool have a show.' Owen was blunt: 'The title will definitely be Chelsea, Chelsea are so strong, I can't imagine them losing. โ€

"What did this grandson do when he came back to England?" In Liverpool's locker room, seeing such news, Zhao Yaning couldn't help but scold.

He doesn't like to scold the streets, but it's too much. Owen wanted to leave, and the team released him, and it didn't count if he cheated the team, and now he is still talking so facelessly, what does this mean?

Yes, Liverpool can't win the title โ€“ but that's what Liverpool themselves say in the dressing room. Until the last moment, who will dare to say victory or defeat? How can you talk about this kind of frustration in the middle of the season?

If you're a Chelsea legend, it doesn't matter what you say. But since you still think of yourself as a Liverpudlian, how can you say such things?

"He's back to prepare for the wedding." Owen replied, "In June, he was going to get married, and this time he came back, he also came to prepare." โ€

"He invited you?" Carragher asked.

"No, I listened to the media. When he got married, he wanted to invite Qizu, Da Luo, and Figo, and the media asked me if I had invited me. โ€

Carragher scolded fiercely, but was silent.

"It's too snobbish. I really hope that the Champions League meets Real Madrid and I can play against them. Reeser spoke as well.

"Forget it, it's strange that Real Madrid can pass Juventus." Garcia also spoke.

"But I really want to embarrass him."

"It's not impossible." Zhao Yaning said, "Didn't he say that he didn't know how Chelsea could lose? We just beat Chelsea once. โ€

This sentence made the surrounding teammates look at each other.

"How is that possible? Isn't that too difficult? The last time we met, did you forget when we were surrounded and attacked? Carragher was a little puzzled, "Since the defeat to Manchester City, they have a record of nine wins and two draws, can we afford this level?" โ€

'Don't forget that in the last game we had three injured players, Harry, Stephen and Jerzi. But this time, we only have two wounded, Harry and Milan. Our lineup is more organised. Zhao Yaning retorted, "At that time, they will have a lot of wounded, maybe we really have a chance." โ€

In this game, Chelsea did have a lot of injuries. Smedin was sidelined with tonsillitis, while Parker, Hutter and Carvalho were also injured. And it is unknown whether Drogba's recent injury has recovered, plus Robben has changed to the flu, and he may not be able to play, Liverpool's chances may be quite big.

"There's only one question whether the coach will let us fight hard in this game. After all, this game is also a game where there is no need to fight hard. Carragher said.

"I think I'll be able to fight it." Zhao Yaning opened his mouth, "This season, our home stadium is a complete victory." โ€โ€”โ€”

"We're going to try to get a win in this game." Benitez looked at the tactical board and opened his mouth to Jesterdam without looking back.

"I think we should have won, but we still have a home record." Yesterdam said.

"It doesn't matter with that, it doesn't matter what the record is, there will always be a time when it will be broken." Benitez shook his head, "I'm going to try to win because we have a lot of chances to play each other in the second half of the season, and this game starts, and we have to prepare for the next games. โ€

"Yes, they also reached the semi-finals of the League Cup, and the opponent is a weak team, so it is not surprising that the final is to beat them. And in the FA Cup, we can meet them, so we do have to be careful with them. โ€

"And the Champions League." Benitez spoke.

Jesterdam looked at him and didn't say anything. Indeed, there is also the Champions League, but when you meet a team from the same country, it has to be a quarterfinals, and at that time, even if you lose, there will be no shame for Liverpool.

'I've been studying Chelsea's formation and style of play for the past few days and I think there's something to play with their tactics. Benitez spoke.

"For example?" Yesterdam asked, "Beating them is almost the biggest problem in the Premier League, and I'd like to hear your solution." โ€

'They don't defend well up front โ€“ don't look like that, I've got the stats. Their ability to attack the defence in front, Didier Drogba, and Frank Lampard's ability to attack the defence, is true, and it is true that Makelele is strong defensively at the back. But between the two people, there is a middle ground that is vacant. Benitez scratched the tactical board, "Smedin and Thiago, neither is enough to fill the space. โ€

This is not news and the lack of a good linker between Frank Lampard and Claude Makelele is well known. The whole Premier League, trying to capitalise on that.

'But Lampard can drop back and Claude Makelele can press forward.'

"Stephen keeps the impact and can press Makelle too forward. And it would be even better if Frank Lampard picked it up, Robben Drogba-Lampard was an attacking chain, and if Lampard got back, then that attacking chain was broken. โ€

"That said, what you mean is to let Stephen attack the front court, and in the space he creates, let Xavi dominate the attack." Jesterdam looked at it, "It's a good idea, but if that's the case, it's better to have Xavi a point of contact and protect the backfield." Harman would have had a bigger role here. โ€

Benitez nodded, "That's true. Then there's the question of defense. Their attack was launched by Robben and Duff. Rely on the impact of the two of them to launch an offensive. As for them, I think it's best to have a three-man triangle on both wings to help them out. Their tactics are very small, and if they are able to block their breakthrough, they can basically block both of them. โ€

"Yes to Duff, but not to Robben? His threat is still quite big. Jesterdam asked rhetorically.

"Yes. He is not smart in playing football, and his tactics are still small, coupled with many consecutive wins, their tactics will be stereotyped, and it will not be easy to get out. โ€

"And what about Drogba?"

"It's okay not to give him room to move. Tactical xรฌng strikers are not shรจ hands after all, and running distance and space are crucial for them. Close pressing, can give him a lot of pressure. โ€

"So, in the end, how do you deal with their backline?"

"This problem - we have Zhao Yaning." Cat flutter Chinese